FALSEHOOD, FAKE NEWS AND FAKE LIFE: THE PERIL OF SOCIAL MEDIA
FALSEHOOD, FAKE NEWS AND FAKE LIFE: THE PERIL OF SOCIAL MEDIA Apostle Paul while writing to his adopted son Saint Timothy wrote: "This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come," and that seems to be exactly the state of our world today. Since the advent of internet and Social media in particular, the world has grown in leap and bound in terms of information dissemination. In a nanoseconds, millions of information is being spilled out in different micro blogs and media like Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Instagram, among others. The question is how reliable are these information? Your guess is as good as mine, most of it are rooted in falsehood but very few people are discerning enough, such that the traditional media are sometimes victims of it. In the name of clout chasing and popularity, people fabricate stories that will make people emotions to be tongue wagging. So the unsuspecting members of the public fall for it hook lines and sinkers. Many